Method for application launch and system function invocation
The system comprises the ability to detect certain gestures made by sliding a finger or stylus on a touch sensitive screen on a handheld device, even when a so called “screen lock” is active where the gesture is used to unlock the device and trigger the desired function associates with the gesture.
1. A method, comprising:
displaying, on a touch screen of an electronic device, a plurality of target areas corresponding to a plurality of applications, wherein each of the plurality of target areas corresponds to a different application;
detecting, using the touch screen of the electronic device, a slide gesture from a start area to one target area among the plurality of target areas, wherein the slide gesture is in a vertical, a horizontal, or a diagonal direction;
in response to detecting that the slide gesture reaches the one target area, the one target area corresponding to a particular application, displaying a graphical object on the touch screen that indicates a location of a sub-choice target area on the touch screen, wherein the sub-choice target area is associated with a sub-choice representing a specific action or operation within the particular application corresponding to the one target area; and
performing one of the following operations based on where the slide gesture releases:
when the slide gesture releases on the target area:
launching the particular application corresponding to the one target area; or
when the slide gesture continues to and releases on the sub-choice target area:
launching the particular application corresponding to the one target area; and
initiating the specific action or operation with the particular application.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising switching a screen mode from idle screen mode to active screen mode.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the idle screen mode uses less power than the active screen mode.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying a graphical object on the touch screen that indicates a location of the one target area on the touch screen.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the start area is a corner of the touch screen.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one target area is a corner of the touch screen.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the particular application is one of a calendar application, a messaging application, a web browser application, a contacts list application, a game application, a setting management application, a music player application, a camera application, a communications settings application, or a video recording application.
8. A User Equipment (UE), comprising:
a touch screen; and
one or more processors configured to:
display, on the touch screen, a plurality of target areas corresponding to a plurality of applications, wherein each of the plurality of target areas corresponds to a different application;
detect, using the touch screen, a slide gesture from a start area to one target area among the plurality of target areas, wherein the slide gesture is in a vertical, a horizontal, or a diagonal direction;
in response to a detection that the slide gesture reaches the one target area, the one target area corresponding to a particular application, display a graphical object on the touch screen that indicates a location of a sub-choice target area on the touch screen, wherein the sub-choice target area is associated with a sub-choice representing a specific action or operation within the particular application corresponding to the one target area; and
perform one of the following operations based on where the slide gesture releases:
when the slide gesture releases on the target area:
launch the particular application corresponding to the one target area; or
when the slide gesture continues to and releases on the sub-choice target area:
launch the particular application corresponding to the one target area; and
initiate the specific action or operation with the particular application.
9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to switch a screen mode from idle screen mode to active screen mode.
10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the idle screen mode uses less power than the active screen mode.
11. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to display a graphical object on the touch screen that indicates a location of the one target area on the touch screen.
12. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the start area is a corner of the touch screen.
13. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the one target area is a corner of the touch screen.
14. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the particular application is one of a calendar application, a messaging application, a web browser application, a contacts list application, game application, a setting management application, a music player application, a camera application, a communications settings application, or a video recording application.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to cause an electronic device to perform operations comprising:
displaying, on a touch screen of the electronic device, a plurality of target areas corresponding to a plurality of applications, wherein each of the plurality of target areas corresponds to a different application;
detecting, using the touch screen of the electronic device, a slide gesture from a start area to one target area among the plurality of target areas, wherein the slide gesture is in a vertical, a horizontal, or a diagonal direction;
in response to detecting that the slide gesture reaches the one target area, the one target area corresponding to a particular application, displaying a graphical object on the touch screen that indicates a location of a sub-choice target area on the touch screen, wherein the sub-choice target area is associated with a sub-choice representing a specific action or operation within the particular application corresponding to the one target area; and
performing one of the following operations based on where the slide gesture releases:
when the slide gesture releases on the target area:
launching the particular application corresponding to the one target area; or
when the slide gesture continues to and releases on the sub-choice target area:
launching the particular application corresponding to the one target area; and
initiating the specific action or operation with the particular application.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising switching a screen mode from idle screen mode to active screen mode.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the idle screen mode uses less power than the active screen mode.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising displaying a graphical object on the touch screen that indicates a location of the one target area on the touch screen.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the start area is a corner of the touch screen.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one target area is a corner of the touch screen.